We have learned how to use data to make inferences and conclusions about any topic. For the Fire Project, you will be required to create a Research Project Proposal that would be a beginning for you to take action on your topic. You will present this proposal on your website for approval by your fellow students and your teacher. Your research project will then be completed as your final for AP Statistics.

To get your project approved, you must be able to demonstrate how your study will meet the requirements of the project. In other words, you need to clearly and completely communicate your hypotheses, your explanatory and response variables, the test/interval you will use to analyze the results, and how you will collect the data so the conditions for inference will be satisfied. You must also make sure that your study will be safe and ethical if you are using human subjects. If your proposal isn’t approved, you must resubmit the proposal for partial credit until it is approved.The actual proposal should be 1-2 pages, typed, organized into three sections and posted on your Fire Project website:1. Description of Topica. What is your topic question and why is it important to study?b. What are your hypotheses about that question?2. Description of Statisticsa. What are your explanatory and response variables? Are they quantitative or categorical?b. What test statistic or interval will you use to analyze the results and why is that the most appropriate choice?3. Description of Data Collection Processa. What methods will you use to ensure you can make appropriate inferences about your Research Question? Include:

i. The type of sampling and/or experimental design you will useii. The number of subjects in your studyiii. The use of randomness in your designiv. The type of data you will collect for analysisv. A copy of your measurement tool(s)b. Diagram of Data Collection Process. This should be a visual outline of the methods you described above.c. How are the conditions of your test/interval met by the design of your study?